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HANSARDFinancial Assistance to IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. His Majesty’s Opposition welcome this motion, which will allow the Secretary of State to make individual payments…23 Mar 2026HANSARDFinancial Assistance to IndustryWill the Minister respond on the point about VAT on medicines and trials?23 Mar 2026HANSARD Online HarmsI congratulate the hon. Member for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (Ian Sollom) on securing this debate. As with so many debates over recent months, it has shown that online harms…19 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Research and InnovationModern warfare is technological warfare, so UK research and innovation is critical for our defence. When the Secretary of State has spoken with the Defence Secretary about the…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansI thank the Minister for giving way: she has been very generous with her time. I think there is a point of principle in this debate, and I should like to hear the Minister’s…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansI am not privately educated, and nor did I go to Oxbridge. I am where I am today because I went to a state grammar school. The hon. Gentleman is making an impassioned speech about…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansOn the broader point of principle about the value of certain subjects, I intervened on the Minister and she failed to answer, so I will ask the hon. Gentleman the same question.…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFlooding: Rural CommunitiesWe are still waiting for delivery of the River Thames scheme in my area. While that is happening, we would be very grateful for some dredging, because at the moment there is no…18 Mar 2026HANSARDStudent LoansI think that my right hon. Friend the Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds), sitting behind me, will give a more extensive answer to that question in a moment. There are lots…18 Mar 2026HANSARDStudent LoansI am going to talk about hope and fairness, to which many Members across the House have referred in their speeches. It is important that everyone has hope for the future, but…18 Mar 2026HANSARDExtreme Climate and Weather Events: National ResilienceThe hon. Lady is being very generous with her time, and this has been a fascinating debate. Runnymede and Weybridge is frequently hit by flooding, but I have noticed that one…10 Mar 2026HANSARDExtreme Climate and Weather Events: National ResilienceWill the Minister give way?10 Mar 2026HANSARDImmigration PolicyThe Minister failed to answer the questions from my right hon. Friend the Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne) and my hon. Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Dr…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a debate in Government time on defensive military operations in the middle east?05 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026Apologies if I get this wrong, and I admit that I went through it quite quickly, but when I looked at the consultation data entry on the web earlier this week, I could not see a…04 Mar 2026HANSARDFamily FarmsInternational conflict and instability risk putting up food and fuel prices, and threaten our domestic food resilience. Instead of reviews and platitudes, we need action to…04 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. The statutory instrument makes consequential amendments to references in primary and secondary legislation to reflect…04 Mar 2026HANSARDFamily Farms4. What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting family farms in Wales.04 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring ForecastGiven what is happening in the middle east at the moment, there is a concern that petrol and diesel prices will spiral upwards. If that happens, taxation revenue on fuel will do…03 Mar 2026HANSARD SEND Provision: Local AuthoritiesThe Minister is being generous with her time and I thank her for giving way. I want to reiterate the point about the families who have already gone through the system and who have…03 Mar 2026